PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management Integration 9.1 PeopleBook

Designing an Electronic Data Collection System

This chapter provides an overview of electronic data collection and discusses how to:

Set up electronic data collection defaults.
Set up labels.
Set up the Uniform Code Council/European Article Numbering (UCC/EAN) manufacturer ID.
Set up the wedge command code.
Set up unit of measure.
Set up picking.
Set up putaway.

Understanding Electronic Data Collection

Electronic data collection offers many advantages. It enables you to:

Increase the accuracy of data entry.
Decrease the amount of time spent on data entry.
Improve productivity.
Save cost.

PeopleSoft applications use electronic data collection for key material movement transactions and support for bar code printing on standard reports and labels. You can use the electronic data collection components to capture data from multiple sources, such as bar code devices, external feeds, and direct data entry.

Bar code-enabled material movement transactions are based on an open architecture so that you can select the data collection solution for use with PeopleSoft applications. With this architecture, third-party or in-house data collection hardware and software can feed transactions originating from data collection devices into the PeopleSoft system using a common, predefined interface.

Setting Up Electronic Data Collection Defaults

To use an electronic data collection system with PeopleSoft applications, you must first set up system default information.

See Setting Up Electronic Data Collections Defaults.

Setting Up Labels

To set up labels for data collection, use the Data Collection Label Setup (BCT_LABEL_FS_GBL) component. You must first select a label type to access the Data Collection Label Setup page. For example, you might select Container ID Label as the label type to identify containers at storage locations.

This section discusses how to set up data collection labels.

Page Used to Set Up Labels

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Data Collection Label Setup	BCT_LABEL_FS	SCM Integrations, Barcode Labels, Setup Data Collection Labels, Data Collection Label Setup	At the SetID level, identify valid label formats that may be required when interfacing with a third-party label printing application.

Setting Up Data Collection Labels

Access the Data Collection Label Setup page (SCM Integrations, Barcode Labels, Setup Data Collection Labels, Data Collection Label Setup).

Format ID	Enter an ID for a unique label design. A label type can have many format IDs. However, a format ID is not required. If the label printing application does not require a format ID, use this page to define the prefix and suffix for the file name of the label extract file. The format ID can be anything that you choose. If the label printing application does not require a format ID in the extract file, then the format ID is for your reference only. If the label printing application does require a format ID in the extract file, you would enter the format ID that the application uses and select the Include Format check box. The file name has an xxxyyyyyzzzz format, where xxx is the file prefix, yyyyy is the last five characters of the process instance ID, and zzzz is the file suffix. For example, if the file prefix is GEN and the suffix is .LBL, then the flat file generated by process instance 12345 would be named GEN12345.LBL.
Default	Select to set a format ID as the default that appears on the Label Generation page. If you do not select a default format ID, the first format ID listed becomes the default.
File Prefix	Enter the prefix for the file name of flat files generated for printing labels. This is an optional field
File Suffix	Enter the suffix for the file name of any flat files generated for printing labels. If you want a period as part of the suffix, you must include it in the field. This is an optional field.
Include Format	If this check box is selected, the format ID is inserted as the first field on every row in the label extract file.

Setting Up the UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID

To identify a manufacturer ID and starting container number, use the UCC/EAN Manufacturer component. You need to specify the manufacturer ID and starting container number for the label printing application in order to create a standard bar code accessible to all companies in the trading chain.

This section discusses how to specify the manufacturing ID.

Pages Used to Set Up the UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID	BCT_MFGID_SETUP	SCM Integrations, Barcode Labels, Setup UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID, UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID	Specify the manufacturer ID and starting container number.

Specifying the Manufacturer ID

Access the UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID page (SCM Integrations, Barcode Labels, Setup UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID, UCC/EAN Manufacturer ID).

Manufacturer ID	Enter an ID that is included in the extract file for the shipping container labels so that it can be formatted by the label printing software to create an industry-standard bar code label.
Shipping Container Serial ID	Enter an ID to uniquely identify the shipping container. Enter the starting container number, with up to nine digits, or leave it blank to start at 1. The shipping container serial ID is included in the extract file for the shipping container labels so that it can be formatted by the label printing software to create an industry-standard bar code label.

Setting Up the Wedge Command Code

To set up wedge command codes use the Set Up Wedge Command Code component.

See Using Wedge Commands in Packing Sessions.

Setting Up Unit of Measure

To associate items with units of measure use the Define Item component.

See Using Units of Measure.

Setting Up Picking

To set up picking use the Setup Fulfillment component.

See Defining Business Unit Fulfillment Options.

Setting Up Putaway

To set up the Putaway Plan Report use the Putaway Plan Report component.

See Generating the Putaway Plan Report.